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tirekicker
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Location: Orange, CA
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 Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:10 am Post subject: Sorry custom crowd -1965 coupe |
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Gonna keep her stock. With a possibility of a 2 1/2 inch drop. Still don't know about that.
Everything seems to be there. I'm quite happy with this project.
Don't know much about Type14's but with thesamba.com, the bentley book, and my friend Owen we'll make this a hot little number.
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The pan
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(16:45:42) Russ_Wolfe: TK, you are like a Maytag washer
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c21darrel
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Joined: January 22, 2009
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Location: San Dimas
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| Nice, just needs a little love. |
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djway3474
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Location: The Real NDK So Cal
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looks good cant wait to see what you do with her  |
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kiwighia68
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Joined: October 20, 2013
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Sorry custom crowd -1965 coupe |
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What's this Bentley book everyone's talking about? And where can I buy one?
My 68 is in much the same condition as your car. Same colour to, and I think it was also on a red interior. Someone has done a very poor paint job (blue-green) on it and re-upholstered the seats and sides in beige.
I'll follow your progress. I think I can learn from you. |
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motorhead364
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Joined: November 04, 2008
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Location: Amarillo Texas
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KGCoupe
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Joined: July 01, 2005
Posts: 3580
Location: Putting the "ill" and "annoy" in Illinois
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You can often pick up a nice used copy of the Bentley manual for $25 to $50 at swap meets or by doing a search in the classifieds here on The Samba.
Although I didn't see the one you need listed in the classifieds today, I did see this ad:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1295400
You might try contacting him to see if he has one.
I believe that you could also find used copies on Amazon as well. |
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tirekicker
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Location: Orange, CA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: Sorry custom crowd -1965 coupe |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
What's this Bentley book everyone's talking about? And where can I buy one?
My 68 is in much the same condition as your car. Same colour to, and I think it was also on a red interior. Someone has done a very poor paint job (blue-green) on it and re-upholstered the seats and sides in beige.
I'll follow your progress. I think I can learn from you. |
Good luck in your project.
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| Nice, just needs a little love. |
yeah, it's a really good good project
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| looks good cant wait to see what you do with her |
thanks, I'm looking forward to do a restoration as best as I can.
More pictures(most of them is record of how things go. Nothing out of the ordinary):
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(16:45:42) Russ_Wolfe: TK, you are like a Maytag washer
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ScottDoonan
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Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:09 pm Post subject: Nice |
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Nice job looks like a solid project. Keep up the good work, the last 10% is the hardest.
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c21darrel
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Location: San Dimas
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| Great work, thats the same way i lifted mine off the pan too, except i didnt have an elec winch thats cheating. I used a come a long. |
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tirekicker
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Location: Orange, CA
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| ScottDoonan wrote: |
| Nice job looks like a solid project. Keep up the good work, the last 10% is the hardest. |
hahahahhha, yes it is
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| Great work, thats the same way i lifted mine off the pan too, except i didnt have an elec winch thats cheating. I used a come a long. |
I'm lucky to be doing this at my friend's garage. He has all the tool we need.
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kiwighia68
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Hi guys, Thanks for the advice about the Bentley book. I found it at Amazon, and it's quite expensive, as you said. I'm going to have to sell some toys to finance my restoration project: a couple of guitars and a BMW scooter, for starters.
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tirekicker
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Try to find a used copy.
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fresno james
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Nice ghia !!! 
Looks like you guys are off to a good start ... 
Cheers !!!
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tirekicker
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| fresno james wrote: |
Nice ghia !!!
Looks like you guys are off to a good start ...
Cheers !!! |
Thanks bro!
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